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Re: [RC] LD - Elizabeth Walker

Thanks Truman --

This example is wonderful. This whole thread got started because someone (can't remember who) entered a ride in the LD division, and the RM specifically stated that placements weren't being given because LD was "training". IMO, that is just another way of saying LD "isn't real endurance".

Since LD a recognized part of AERC, I have a problem with that kind of position. There are lots of reasons why folks ride LD instead of 50's or 100's, but as long as AERC recognizes and provides for LD, then in my book, it is "real endurance".


On Jul 4, 2008, at 3:39 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:



I will close with one incident I saw some years back. We had a rider in the SE that was the prototypical professional LDer. He had a great horse - the horse was 8 or 9 at the time of the incident. The horse was in great shape and he rode the horse to win - and did most of the time along with BC. One day after the ride another rider comes up and says to him that his horse is obviously good, why is he messing around with LD's why isn't he doing real endurance. My mouth fell open since I knew why. The rider answered it in what I though was a gracious manner, a lot more gracious than I would have been if it had been me. He said "well I love to ride and would like to be able to ride further, but you see I took some rounds in my lower back in Vietnam and at about 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours in the saddle my left leg goes to sleep and I even have a difficult time walking so I can only ride 2 1/2 to 3 hours and that is an LD." The woman that asked this question seemed somewhat miffed at the answer and turned and walked away. I consider her to be have been just down right rude and some might say she was treating this particular as a "second class citizen."


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